Taking the Perfect Trip with Cloud Technology

Travel is evolving rapidly alongside technology. My childhood summer vacation involved a small car, a road book with some old frayed maps, a bag of candy, some comics and listening to heavy discussions between my mom and dad on which road to take.

It really was not that long ago, but it feels ancient compared to how we travel today.

All of these innovations are connected through the cloud! And two strong forces in the cloud have combined their power to provide something special.

The Perfect Trip

SAP and Concur are on a journey they call The Perfect Trip, based on a Concur platform that seamlessly connects all relevant and already-available travel information (see the video below). This means anytime, anyplace access to your itinerary on your mobile device, including your electronic boarding pass.

It’s about receiving real-time travel updates and having the fastest lane to your hotel room, the one where you can bypass the front desk with an app. And make your ground transportation easier with Uber and quicker curbside pickups. Or, in SAP terminology, Travel Simple.

It’s the journey that’s important

I actually am writing this while travelling in a bit old-fashioned way. This morning I had my boarding pass printed at the front desk of the hotel. So I can’t wait to not only see the next generation of business travel in action, but also to use it myself.

It’s the journey that is most important in life, but that doesn’t mean we cannot make it more comfortable.